Garou (singer)
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Garou from the French expression "loup-garou", which means "werewolf" and is a transformation of "Garand", his last name; is a Canadian singer from Sherbrooke, Quebec
. He is known for his work in the musical Notre-Dame de Paris
and the #1 hits "Belle
", "Seul
", "Sous le vent
", and "La Rivière de notre enfance
". He currently holds the SNEP record for most weeks at #1.
while singing American blues
tunes in a Sherbrooke bar. He was drafted by Plamondon to play the role of Quasimodo
in his musical Notre-Dame de Paris
, which made
him a star in France. After the musical, he launched a successful international pop music
career in Quebec
, France
, and many other Europe
an countries.
His first album Seul became the best-selling French album of 2001 and remains one of the best-selling French albums of all time, achieving 2 million sales in Europe and going three times platinum in Canada. The title track remains his best-selling solo single, peaking at #1 for 11 weeks and selling nearly a million copies.
He continued his string of hits with a live album
and his sophomore effort Reviens
in 2003. Sales for his third album Garou
remained strong and he released his English crossover Piece of My Soul
in 2008. The album debuted at #2 in Canada and #3 in France. Despite this, the album became his first album in France not to reach platinum status although it became his best-selling album in North America in seven years. His next album, Gentleman cambrioleur
features cover songs in French and English and became his first album to miss the top five in France, where it modestly peaked at #35, staying on the charts for 17 weeks. His latest effort, Version Intégrale became another Top 40 hit in France.
Garou recently performed the Jean-Pierre Ferland
song "Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin" (A Little Higher, A Little Farther) at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
in Vancouver, British Columbia.
" was lifted from the musical and stayed atop the French charts for a record-breaking 18 weeks. The single remained the most successful song in French history until 2009. In 2000, he had a successful duet with Celine Dion. "Sous le vent
" became his third number one single in France. In 2004 he worked with the legendary Michel Sardou
for his fourth and final number one single, "La Rivière de notre enfance
". The following year he appeared with 15-year-old singer Marilou
on "Tu es comme ça."
He has also worked with several popular songwriters, including Jean-Jacques Goldman
and Pascal Obispo
. For his first album in English, Garou collaborated with some of the biggest names in music. The single "Stand Up" was written by Rob Thomas
. He also sang the song "First Day of My Life
", which was a big hit all over Europe in 2006 for former Spice Girl
Melanie C, written by Guy Chambers
and Enrique Iglesias
.
.
Footnotes:
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He is known for his work in the musical Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris (musical)
Notre-Dame de Paris is a sung-through French-Canadian musical which debuted on 16 September 1998 in Paris. It is based upon the novel Notre-Dame de Paris by the French novelist Victor Hugo...
and the #1 hits "Belle
Belle
Belle is the feminine form of the French word which means beautiful.It may also refer to:-Business:* Belle Baby Carriers, a U.S. baby carrier manufacturer* Belle International, a Chinese footwear retailer-Computers and software:...
", "Seul
SEUL
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", "Sous le vent
Sous le vent
"Sous le vent" is a duet between Garou and Céline Dion, released on October 29, 2001. It's the third hit single from Garou's album Seul...
", and "La Rivière de notre enfance
La Rivière de notre enfance
"La Rivière de notre enfance" is the name of a 2004 song recorded in duet by the Canadian singer Garou and the French artist Michel Sardou. It was released on November 2004 as the third single from Garou's second studio album, Reviens, on which it features as 17th track, and the first single from...
". He currently holds the SNEP record for most weeks at #1.
Profile
Born Pierre Garand, he began playing guitar at the age of 3 at the encouragement of his father (he also plays piano and trumpet). He went on to serve in the military and started a band in 1992 called the Untouchables. In 1997, he was discovered by Luc PlamondonLuc Plamondon
Luc Plamondon, OC, CQ is a French-Canadian lyricist.-Career:Plamondon has written for many artists, notably the Québécois singers Bruno Pelletier, Diane Dufresne, Robert Charlebois, Céline Dion, Ginette Reno, Fabienne Thibeault, Martine St. Clair, and Garou, as well as the French singers Julien...
while singing American blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
tunes in a Sherbrooke bar. He was drafted by Plamondon to play the role of Quasimodo
Quasimodo
Quasimodo is a fictional character in the novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo. Quasimodo was born with a hunchback and feared by the townspeople as a sort of monster but he finds sanctuary in an unlikely love that is fulfilled only in death. The role of Quasimodo has been played by...
in his musical Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris (musical)
Notre-Dame de Paris is a sung-through French-Canadian musical which debuted on 16 September 1998 in Paris. It is based upon the novel Notre-Dame de Paris by the French novelist Victor Hugo...
, which made
him a star in France. After the musical, he launched a successful international pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
career in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and many other Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries.
His first album Seul became the best-selling French album of 2001 and remains one of the best-selling French albums of all time, achieving 2 million sales in Europe and going three times platinum in Canada. The title track remains his best-selling solo single, peaking at #1 for 11 weeks and selling nearly a million copies.
He continued his string of hits with a live album
Seul... avec vous
Seul... avec vous is the name of the first live album recorded by the Canadian singer Garou. Recorded during Garou's 2001 concerts tour and released on November 6, 2001, this album contains many songs from his debut album, Seul, and other songs from the musical Notre-Dame de Paris, plus a cover...
and his sophomore effort Reviens
Reviens
Reviens is the second studio album recorded by the Canadian singer Garou, and his third album overall. Released in May 2003, this album was a great success in many countries, including France, Belgium, Switzerland and Poland where it reached the top five....
in 2003. Sales for his third album Garou
Garou (album)
Garou is the third studio album recorded by the Canadian singer Garou, and his fourth album overall.-Track listing:#"Le temps nous aime" — 3:26#"Je suis le même" — 3:29...
remained strong and he released his English crossover Piece of My Soul
Piece of My Soul
Piece of My Soul is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer Garou, and his fifth album overall. After several French albums, this is Garou's first English album.-Track listing:#"Stand Up" — 3:51 prod. Peer Åström...
in 2008. The album debuted at #2 in Canada and #3 in France. Despite this, the album became his first album in France not to reach platinum status although it became his best-selling album in North America in seven years. His next album, Gentleman cambrioleur
Gentleman cambrioleur
Gentleman cambrioleur is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer Garou, and his sixth album overall. This is Garou's first cover album, covering songs from artists such as Jacques Dutronc...
features cover songs in French and English and became his first album to miss the top five in France, where it modestly peaked at #35, staying on the charts for 17 weeks. His latest effort, Version Intégrale became another Top 40 hit in France.
Garou recently performed the Jean-Pierre Ferland
Jean-Pierre Ferland
Jean-Pierre Ferland, OC, CQ is a Canadian singer and songwriter.-Life and career:Ferland began work with Radio-Canada in 1956 as an accountant, but his career there was short lived. Shortly after, he began taking guitar lessons with Stephen Fentock and began to fall in love with music, writing his...
song "Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin" (A Little Higher, A Little Farther) at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held on February 12, 2010 beginning at 6:00 pm PST at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was the first Olympic opening ceremony to be held indoors...
in Vancouver, British Columbia.
| Garou on stage 2009 | Garou on stage 2009 | Garou on stage 2009 |
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Collaborations
Garou has become well known for his collaborations. He has worked with Luc Plamondon in Notre-dame de Paris. The single "BelleBelle
Belle is the feminine form of the French word which means beautiful.It may also refer to:-Business:* Belle Baby Carriers, a U.S. baby carrier manufacturer* Belle International, a Chinese footwear retailer-Computers and software:...
" was lifted from the musical and stayed atop the French charts for a record-breaking 18 weeks. The single remained the most successful song in French history until 2009. In 2000, he had a successful duet with Celine Dion. "Sous le vent
Sous le vent
"Sous le vent" is a duet between Garou and Céline Dion, released on October 29, 2001. It's the third hit single from Garou's album Seul...
" became his third number one single in France. In 2004 he worked with the legendary Michel Sardou
Michel Sardou
Michel Sardou is a French singer.He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin . Contrary to claims common towards the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou...
for his fourth and final number one single, "La Rivière de notre enfance
La Rivière de notre enfance
"La Rivière de notre enfance" is the name of a 2004 song recorded in duet by the Canadian singer Garou and the French artist Michel Sardou. It was released on November 2004 as the third single from Garou's second studio album, Reviens, on which it features as 17th track, and the first single from...
". The following year he appeared with 15-year-old singer Marilou
Marilou
-Background/Early Life:Marilou was born on September 20, 1990 in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. She developed interest in the musical world starting at the age of eight when she started dance, music and theater courses. Her first show was made in several of several hundreds of spectators at an annual...
on "Tu es comme ça."
He has also worked with several popular songwriters, including Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
and Pascal Obispo
Pascal Obispo
Pascal Michel Obispo is a French singer/songwriter.Pascal Obispo started singing in 1980. He got his first record deal in 1990, Le long du fleuve. With his second album, Plus que tout au monde, selling over 2 million albums, his songs became a popular success...
. For his first album in English, Garou collaborated with some of the biggest names in music. The single "Stand Up" was written by Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas (musician)
Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas is an American rock recording artist and songwriter. He is the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist...
. He also sang the song "First Day of My Life
First Day of My Life (Melanie C song)
"First Day of My Life" is the third single from Melanie C's third solo album, Beautiful Intentions. It was released on 30 September 2005 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only. Later it was released internationally and peaked at number-one in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain selling over...
", which was a big hit all over Europe in 2006 for former Spice Girl
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
Melanie C, written by Guy Chambers
Guy Chambers
Guy Chambers is an English songwriter and record producer, perhaps best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams.- Biography :...
and Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
.
Personal life
Garou has a daughter named Emelie, with his ex-girlfriend, Ulrika, a former model. After they broke up he dated a former Iraqi singer and entertainer Arwa Jassem known as Lahlouba. From 2007 to June 2010 he was engaged to French singer LorieLorie
Laure Pester, professionally known as Lorie, is a French singer. Her fame can be attributed to producer, songwriter and composer Johnny Williams and her father–manager Dominique Pester...
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Studio albums
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| CA Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
FR France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
BE Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
CH Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
PL Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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France: Diamond (1,553,500) Canada Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... : 3× Platinum (300,000) Belgium IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... : 2× Platinum (60,000) Switzerland IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... : 2× Platinum (60,000) Poland: Platinum (100,000) Europe IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... : 2× Platinum (2,000,000) |
| 2003 | Reviens Reviens Reviens is the second studio album recorded by the Canadian singer Garou, and his third album overall. Released in May 2003, this album was a great success in many countries, including France, Belgium, Switzerland and Poland where it reached the top five....
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| 2006 | Garou Garou (album) Garou is the third studio album recorded by the Canadian singer Garou, and his fourth album overall.-Track listing:#"Le temps nous aime" — 3:26#"Je suis le même" — 3:29...
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| 2008 | Piece of My Soul Piece of My Soul Piece of My Soul is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer Garou, and his fifth album overall. After several French albums, this is Garou's first English album.-Track listing:#"Stand Up" — 3:51 prod. Peer Åström... |
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| 2009 | Gentleman cambrioleur Gentleman cambrioleur Gentleman cambrioleur is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer Garou, and his sixth album overall. This is Garou's first cover album, covering songs from artists such as Jacques Dutronc...
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Live albums
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| CA Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
FR France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
BE Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
CH Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
PL Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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France: Platinum Belgium IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... : Platinum Canada Cria A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically... : Gold Switzerland IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... : Gold |
- Other works
- "Dust In The Wind" in William JosephWilliam Joseph (musician)William Joseph is a pianist and recording artist from Phoenix, Arizona.William Joseph won, at age 8, a full music scholarship provided by the Boys Club of America, enabling him to study piano with Russian pianist Stella Saperstein....
's album : "Within" (2004) - "La Rivière de notre enfance" with Michel SardouMichel SardouMichel Sardou is a French singer.He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin . Contrary to claims common towards the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou...
(2004) - "Tu es comme ça" with MarilouMarilou-Background/Early Life:Marilou was born on September 20, 1990 in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. She developed interest in the musical world starting at the age of eight when she started dance, music and theater courses. Her first show was made in several of several hundreds of spectators at an annual...
(2005)
- "Dust In The Wind" in William Joseph
Singles
| Year | Title | CA Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
FR France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
BE Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
CH Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
Album |
| 1998 | "Belle Belle (song) "Belle" is a 1997 song performed by the Francophone singers Patrick Fiori, Daniel Lavoie and Garou, from the musical Notre Dame de Paris. Released as a single in 1998, it was a hit in France and Belgium, topping the charts for many months... " (With Daniel Lavoie Daniel Lavoie Daniel Lavoie is a Canadian singer–songwriter.Lavoie was born in Dunrea, Manitoba, Canada. His mother was a musician and he learned to play piano at a young age... & Patrick Fiori Patrick Fiori Patrick Fiori is a French singer.-Biography:Fiori was born to an Armenian father and a Corsican mother in Marseille, France. When he was only 12 years old, he was offered his first role in the musical La légende des santonniers... ) |
— | 1 | 1 | — | Notre Dame de Paris |
| 1999 | "Dieu que le monde est injuste" | — | 56 | — | — | |
| 2000 | "Seul Seul (song) "Seul" is the name of a 2000 song recorded by the Canadian singer Garou. It was released on October 2000 as the first single from his debut album, Seul, on which it features as the fourth track. It achieved a smash success in France and Belgium where it topped the charts for three months, and was... " |
— | 1 | 1 | 10 | Seul |
| 2001 | "Je n'attendais que vous" | — | 34 | 20 | — | |
| "Sous le vent Sous le vent "Sous le vent" is a duet between Garou and Céline Dion, released on October 29, 2001. It's the third hit single from Garou's album Seul... " (Duet with Celine Dion Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record... ) |
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| 2002 | "Le monde est stone" | — | 27 | 20 | — | Seul... avec vous |
| 2003 | "Reviens (Où te caches-tu?)" | — | 9 | 10 | 23 | Reviens |
| 2004 | "Et si on dormait" | — | — | 2A | 85 | |
| "Passe ta route" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "La Rivière de notre enfance La Rivière de notre enfance "La Rivière de notre enfance" is the name of a 2004 song recorded in duet by the Canadian singer Garou and the French artist Michel Sardou. It was released on November 2004 as the third single from Garou's second studio album, Reviens, on which it features as 17th track, and the first single from... " (Duet with Michel Sardou Michel Sardou Michel Sardou is a French singer.He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin . Contrary to claims common towards the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou... ) |
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| 2005 | "Tu es comme ça" (Duet with Marilou Marilou -Background/Early Life:Marilou was born on September 20, 1990 in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. She developed interest in the musical world starting at the age of eight when she started dance, music and theater courses. Her first show was made in several of several hundreds of spectators at an annual... ) |
— | 10 | 4 | 23 | La fille qui chante (Marilou) |
| 2006 | "L'Injustice" | — | 11 | 17 | 44 | Garou |
| "Je suis le même"B | 1B | — | 8A | — | ||
| "Plus fort que moi"C | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Que le temps" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Stand Up"D | 68 | — | 6A | — | Piece of My Soul |
| "Heaven's Table" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "First Day of My Life" | — | — | 13A | — | |
| 2010 | "J'avais besoin d'être là" | — | — | 8A | — | Version intégrale |
Footnotes:
- A Peak is for the Belgian Ultratip charts.
- B "Je suis le même" hit #1 in Quebec for seven weeks.
- C "Plus forte que moi" was released as the second radio single from Garou in Quebec.
- D "Stand Up" peaked at #3 on the Top 100 BDS Anglophone chart in Quebec and #19 on the National AC audience chart (BDS).
Single certifications
- "Belle": DiamondMusic recording sales certificationMusic recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
- France (750,000) - "Seul": DiamondMusic recording sales certificationMusic recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
- France (990,000); PlatinumMusic recording sales certificationMusic recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
- Belgium (50,000), Switzerland (40,000) - "Sous le vent": DiamondMusic recording sales certificationMusic recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
- France (750,000) - "Reviens (Où te caches-tu?)": SilverMusic recording sales certificationMusic recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
- France (125,000) - "La Rivière de notre enfance": GoldMusic recording sales certificationMusic recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
- France (425,000) - "Tu es comme ça": SilverMusic recording sales certificationMusic recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
- France (125,000)
See also
- List of Quebec musicians
- Music of QuebecMusic of QuebecBeing a modern cosmopolitan society, today, all types of music can be found in the Canadian province of Quebec. What is specific to Quebec though are traditional songs, a unique variety of Celtic music, legions of excellent jazz musicians, a culture of classical music, and a love of foreign rhythms...
- Culture of QuebecCulture of QuebecThe Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French-speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French-speaking majority, as well as one of only two provinces in Canada...
External links
- Official website
- Biography of Garou, from Radio France InternationaleRadio France InternationaleRadio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...
- Fan-club officiel en Russie